Hazeleigh is a village and civil parish on the Dengie peninsula in the English county of Essex.

Hazeleigh's original timber-framed Church, St. Nicholas's, was located in an isolated part of the village, next to the Old Hall, however, by 1900 it had fallen into disuse.

Due to its size and lack of windows it was known locally as "the meanest church in England".

One of the reasons why it fell into disuse was that an iron church was built in a more populous part of the village by the late-Victorian vicar, Rev.

This iron church was later demolished as well, currently, the parish of Hazeleigh is now incorporated into that of Woodham Mortimer.